The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
GANHON'S CANNON.
Geo%re Cannon and Jerry Bow
ers Arrested on q Ser
ions Charge.
They Prove Themselves to he
FirSI class Frauds and
BypOcrites.


Nearly every body in Sedalia has
been made familiar wi the name OF
GeOrge Cannon through the fire.
quency with which his name has
adorned the pages of the police courts.
George i not vel thirty years of age
buJ has long since established a rep
utstlon that proves his name ;ypical
OF his nature. He is an, ex-convict;
having served one term in the peni-
tentlsry FOR crimes committed in
johnson county. Since his release
something over year ago he has re.
sided in Sedalia with his wife and has
been more noted for his shiftless,
worthIe>>ne>s than anything else.
Since the advent of the
Salvstionists Georges wife
Jeined the army and he has been a
frequent attendant up to about three
weeks ago when he also enlisted.
Jerry Bowers, another hard citizen
who has been following pretty much
IN GammOns footsteps also became q
very active member, and has frequent
ly been heard to say he Joined
THE ARMY TO MAKE A RAISE.
These two worthless for some time
have been boon companions and
while making great professions at the
me tlngs have been secretly plotting
how to turn their new garb of respee-
liability TO use as q means of RAISING
their exchequer. Not finding their op- 3
pOrtnnities % good inside the army,
they concluded to do do little forag-
ing outside, and last Wednesday con-
cocted the following device.
They secured the preparation of a
document which read as follows A
We, the undersigned, subscribe.
the amount set opposite our names
for the relief of Mrs. Sarah Wilson,
whose house was destroyed by fire
and two children burned to death,
this morning, Wednesday, January
1897.
ARMED WITH THIS PAPER
and clothed in the uniform of the Sal.
TatlOn army they started out upon
heir rounds, securing signatures and
;ash donations from the charitably ia
,liOed The story they told was a
1itiful one. Mrs. Wilson was the
wife of railroad fireman. He had
ecently been killed at Parsons Kan
as, then her property was burned
nd she lost her two babes. She
leeded money to bury their charred
emains and to pay her way
Jack 10 relations at Parsons
Few could resist such an appeal. Yet
vhen they had given their money and
topped, too late, to think, they
they had heard nothing
{ such a cremation in Sedalia, and it
sd not been mentioned in the papers.
iammOn and Bowers told the people
East Sedalia the FIRE had occurred
n Grand avenue; down town, they
,eated it in East Sedalia.
1t was not long until the matter
anne 10 the ears of Chief of Police
acksOn. Begging was an old trick
!, GammOns he had but recently
epped him from. Jackson started
! search of Cannon, and found
lm at home. II want you," said
le marshal. "What for9"
lid Cannon. "For begging"
| have done no begging since you
Opped me"-"COme witsme and we
Ill see about it"-"Have you a
arrant :S-"Yes"-"well read it to
81 will az the station" But l
ont go'-''But you will " A strug-
e ensued and Cannon consented to
D as soon "a freed he drew paper from
IS pocket and threw it in the stove,
that, said he, els the paper | beg
I'd on but YOU will not get il"
mother conflict followed and Jack
il finally secured the paper only
'rtion of the envelope being burned,
was the document copied above.
ammon was brought in and locked
, and shortly after Bowers found
mself occupying another cell. A
porter interviewed the men at the
* up Bowers claims he was led In
the fraud by Cannon, Cannon
VS. Bowers led him into it, both are
ugh knots and are likely to get a
re pass to the capital and the sooner
ey do 50 the better off the commu-
fy and the Salvation army will be.
Do not despair of curing your sick
idaehe, when you can so easily obtain
rter's Little Liver Pills. They will eff
I a PROMPT and permanent cure. Their
ion is mild and natural.